Practice Finance

Reduce the burden sooner rather than later.

Letters from our readers 

If medical debt keeps diverting doctors away from primary care, the projected shortage will grow exponentially.

Breakdowns in communication happen frequently in healthcare. Here’s why as well as some solutions.

Because CMS can’t and Congress won’t get rid of hospital-based facility fees, doctors and patients must take action.

The financial questions to ask before deciding whether to buy a vacation home.

Careful attention to documentation is the key to prevent claims denials for medical necessity.

In an age when people spend more time on mobile phones than ever before, text messaging may be a key solution to patient collections.

In the value-based payment era, the opportunity for greater financial rewards comes with greater risks.

Physicians share the benefits of having nurse practitioners available at their practices to aid both patients and fellow healthcare clinicians.

Sometimes you have to look past dollars and cents and simply do what makes sense for both patients and physicians.

This is one way to achieve work-life balance. 

DPC is not only best for doctors and patients, but perhaps an idea that could rescue a system that is dying at the hands of others.

The fact that such a high percentage of physicians are experiencing symptoms of burnout has begun to shift the focus on how this issue is being addressed.

Making a cultural shift in terms of patient payments and bad debt isn’t easy, but it helps both those giving and receiving care. 

The evolution of cognitive technology has the potential to transform the way physicians work.

Learn to delegate responsibly to help ease pressure on physicians.

Keep these tips in mind when documenting and billing for venipuncture.

Physicians have numerous allies in this battle, most importantly, their peers. Find strength in their path and their advice.

Some physicians are pushing back against the stress of medicine by simplifying their practices to remove barriers between them and their patients.

Every day was met with new challenges, new policies, or denial of payment.

To date, we have taken an all-too-comfortable approach in our response to burnout. We are addressing the problem the same way that we handle disease-from a reactive, cerebral, and overly academic angle.

Despite deep philosophical differences between our two political parties, there is a uniquely American solution to saving Medicaid.

Repealing the Stark Law is a good first step, but more must be done to put doctors back in charge of patient care.

By working together, health systems and independent pharmacists can create and sustain long-lasting relationships to benefit patients.